Elastic shoe-lace



B. F. KILLAM AND S. SCHLESINGER] JR.

ELASTIC SHOE LACE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1920.

Patented N W 16, 1920.

BENJAMIN r. Kitten min ear/tuna scrinnsrnenn, an, on natives, cononano.

SHUE-LACE.

Application file-I1 ill-lay at, 1920.

To all whom it may concern LAM and SAMUEL Sonnnsmonn, Jn, citizens ofthe llnited States, residlng at Denver, in

the county of Denver and State of Colorado,

have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Elastic Shoe-Lacesand Fastelling-Clips Therefor, of which the following is aspecilication,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved elastic shoe lace, a fasteningclip therefor and method of lacing and method for using the lace, and anobject is to provide an article and method of this character to obviatethe lacing of a shoe every time it is worn avoiding tying knots andeliminating loose, straggling ends, and the possibility of the lrnotsbecoming untied and avoiding unlacing of the shoe at night.

Another object is to provide means for holding the opposite parts of anupper of a shoe yieldably laced, thereby avoiding the elastic insertswhich have been used in the opposite sides of the upper and yet at thesame time to provide a lace which has the appearance of a hand lacedshoe and yet permit the shoe to be pulled on and off without unlacing orlacing the shoe.

Still .another object is to provide a shoe lacing device of thischaracter which will permit the shoe to betaken off or put on in arelatively short time andto hold the upper of the shoe so that it willaccommodate itself to the foot and the ankle, particularly the latter inall positions thereof.

A further object is to provide a shoe lacing device of this characterwhich can be applied to all styles of shoes, including Oxfords or lowcut shoes as well as ladies high top boots and the like, and furthermoreto provide a lacing device which will be a very great help to motherssaving them the trouble of lacing shoes on the chilldren, especiallythose that are not familiar with the process of lacing shoes.

A still further object is the provision of a novel form of clamp or clipto be attached to the terminals or extremity of the elastic lace to holdthe lace in position and pre ventit from unlaoing.

While the design and construction at pres ent illustrated and set forthis deemed preferable, it is obvious that as a result of a reduction ofthe invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the in"Specification oi Letters ratent.

Patented El 16, Edi 3th Serial Il'o. 3%,856.

v vention may be susceptible to changes, and Be it known that we,BENJAMIN l. liin.

the right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehendedwithin the scope of what is claimed.

. The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, aswill be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

, In the drawings:--

Figure l is a view, in perspective of a shoe showing the method oflacing the same starting from the bottom of the shoe and passing theelastic lace in and out the vari ous eyelets until the terminals of thelace reach the upper part of the shoe where they are provided withfasteners,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of one end of an elastic shoe laceshowing a clip or clamp as applied thereto,

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the fastener shown in Fig. 2 showing one partof the fastener open, showing how the lace is connected to the otherpart of the fastener,

Fig.4 is a detail view of the blank formlace shown in Fig. 1 butillustrating in dot-.

ted lines where the lace returns and engages through the -skippedeyelets,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view in elevation of portions. of theopposite sides of an upper showing a modified arrangement of lacing theshoe and in this form a differentform of clip or clamp is employed; and

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the form of clip or clamp shown in F i 6.

Referring to'the drawings 1 designates a conventional form of shoe, theopposite faces of the upper of which are provided with the usual eyelets2; and 3 denotes an elastic shoe lace to engage through the eyelets. llnorder to lace the shoe. the lace is started at the bottom of the shoe inthe usual ill? pes'seel thrcugli the ippermesfi; eyeleie 01" f lace, ecl' '"eien" form 0;? clipei elemp is upper, end ie eweviiled with clipsor applied. This ferm of clamp comprises a. clamps be hela lace I:place. sheet metal plate which may be any suit- Each clip or clamp 6ccnsistsef sheet eble' sheye er eenfigura'ticn and is provided mebzilplate having substemieliy circular with a pair of parallel slits 11 andthe encl parts 7 ene end eff eeeli clip 11am tengue 12 eeusecl to beformed by the slits J e i -shaped T V-sheped'preng is bent later lly andupcn 'izself and uponcmieed. 3e i'mecl by V ipecl slit the extremity cfthe lace; theweby clamping 1e leetecl eutwerelly 110 permit the the leceEc l6 plate, hence preventing the exiremisy o' lthe end meet-i911 035iii lece 430 end of the lace fi'em pullecl threugh 8 is the eyelet.

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